What to look for in a medical power supply

Focus:

Article includes a brief overview of IEC60601-1's 2nd and 3rd editions and their impact on power supply design and selection and mention of the pending impact of RoHS on medical products. Article also discusses a number of power supply design techniques that are being used to improve efficiency while meeting medical requirements. These include zero-voltage switching, multi-resonant topology, and digital power control

What you’ll learn:

• How to understand impact of IEC60601-1 requirements on medical power supply design (overview)
• How to understand the impact of power supply control methods and integrated magnetics on the efficiency and compliance of medical-grade power supplies

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Author & Publication:

Mel Berman, Product Manager, David Norton, Vice President of Marketing, Andrew Skinner Advanced Development, TDK-Lambda, Medical Design, Mar 01 2009

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